Ed Knouff vs. Mike Scott — Career Comparison

Ed Knouff
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Scott built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Knouff as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Scott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.54 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.17 and 1.487 for Ed Knouff. By the career numbers, Mike Scott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Scott

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.13
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.73
97.73
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.93
91.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.97
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.17
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
3.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1029
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
8.79
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1858
8.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
4.59
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.73
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
3.36
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1469
6.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.883
0.883
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.15
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1595
41.85
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8571
37.29
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
6.77
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
3.95
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.53
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.487
1.487
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
36.26
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7746
33.7
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.85
41.85
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Scott

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.23
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1278
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
426
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.65
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.68
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.46
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
2.41
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
2.08
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
2.11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455
1.98
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.72
87.72
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.724
1.724
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.311
1.311
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Knouff and Mike Scott

Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
53
159.8
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
281.02
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
199
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
600
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
187
563.82
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
527.32
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
105.53
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
81
65.41
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
52.49
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.05
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.31
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.03
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.08
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
12.92
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.08
33.39
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.27
13.14
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
126.63
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
81.56
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
141.71
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
87.21
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
48.24
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.65
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
42.21
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
36.34
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
90.45
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
61.37
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.12
33.53
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.96
-1.58
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.05
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.14
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
21.8
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
123.62
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
279
225.3
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.85
4.85
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.64
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.27
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Ed Knouff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
12.06
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.42
Ed Knouff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
66.67
66.67